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stash¹

  • /stæʃ/

Sounds like stache · Rhymes with -æʃ

Where it comes from

Unknown. Perhaps a blend of stick + cache or stow + cache.

noun stashes

  1. countable A collection, sometimes hidden. Near-synonyms: cache, reserve, hoard

    Similar: cache, reserve, hoard

  2. US, countable, informal, slang A place where drugs are stored. The dealers managed to store the dope in the stash just in time to avoid being caught by the police.
  3. UK, slang, uncountable Clothing or other items branded with a particular university club or society's logo. Near-synonyms: merch, swag

    Similar: merch, swag

  4. countable A collection of yarn or other materials not yet allocated to any particular craft project. My stash is mostly unfinished objects on the needles. I have one bag of yarn that I bought to make a coat.

verb stashes · stashing · stashed

  1. transitive To hide or store away for later use. He stashed his liquor in the cabinet under the bar.

    Similar: hive up

stash²

  • /stæʃ/

Sounds like stache · Rhymes with -æʃ

Where it comes from

Apheretic clipping of mustache.

noun stashes · 'stache · stache

  1. informal, nonstandard, slang A mustache.

Stash³

Where it comes from

Americanized spelling of German Stasch.

proper noun Stashes

  1. A surname from German.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: squirrel away, hive up, cache, hoard, lay away, stow, stockpile, treasury, hideaway, hideout, hide, hiding, treasure, stock, reserve, merchandise

Translations

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noun collection

Españolreserva, secreto, depósito, alijo
Portuguêsreserva, esconderijo
Françaisréserve secrète, planque, cachette
Deutsch(geheimes) Versteck, Vorrat
Русскийтайни́к tajník, зага́шник zagášnik, ны́чка nýčka, заны́чка zanýčka, зана́чка zanáčka

verb store away for later use

Españolreservar
Portuguêsreservar, guardar, arrecadar
Françaismettre de côté
Deutschbunkern, verstecken
Italianomettere da parte, mettere in serbo
Русскийприпря́тывать priprjátyvatʹ, припря́тать priprjátatʹ, ны́кать nýkatʹ

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@misc{stash_2026,
  title = {stash},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stash},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}